And he has also revealed how he tried his luck with prising Chelsea captain John Terry away from Stamford Bridge.
Miller says he approached Terry after a match in 2003 to express Houllier’s interest in the defender but ultimately he feels Terry was just using the Merseyside outfit to get Chelsea to offer him better wages.
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A former Liverpool scout claims the Reds tried to lure John Terry away from Chelsea
I went up to him in the corridor and asked him for his autograph. He said yes. As he was signing it I said: 'Could you put your mobile phone number? Gerard Houllier would like to talk to you.'
Alex Miller
"I tried to get John Terry to come," Miller told ESPN FC. "It was 2003 when Chelsea beat Liverpool for the last place in the Champions League.
"It went to the final day and they beat us at Stamford Bridge. After the game I went to speak to John Terry to try and get him. How I did it was,
“I went up to him in the corridor and asked him for his autograph. He said yes. As he was signing it I said: 'Could you put your mobile phone number? Gerard Houllier would like to talk to you.'
"He put his agent's number and said to talk to him. Gerard Houllier spoke to his agent on the bus. I think he just used us to get more money out of Chelsea.
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John Terry won five Premier League titles with Chelsea
“I also had Petr Cech, but at that moment in time we were trying to sign Chris Kirkland. I went to a game to watch Milan Baros and Petr Cech was making his debut.
"I then went to Argentina, I think it was in 2001, the Under-20 World Cup. You could have got him for a song. He was with Chmel Blsany and then he moved to Sparta Prague and then he moved to France [to Rennes]."
Terry ended up making 492 league appearances for the Blues, winning five Premier League trophies and the Champions League before departing for Aston Villa last year.